Looker (Google Cloud core) documentation

The following pages provide an overview of Looker (Google Cloud core).

Overview

• Looker (Google Cloud core) overview
• Feature availability in Looker (Google Cloud core)
• Looker (Google Cloud core) features and entitlements
• Looker (Google Cloud core) networking options
• The Looker service account
• Looker (Google Cloud core) release overview
• Looker (Google Cloud core) locations
• Use the sample LookML project on a Looker (Google Cloud core) instance

Quickstarts

• Create a Looker (Google Cloud core) Public IP standard edition instance
• Build a Look with sample data

Create a public IP Looker (Google Cloud core) instance

• Create OAuth authorization credentials for a Looker (Google Cloud core) instance
• Create a public IP Looker (Google Cloud core) instance

Create a private IP Looker (Google Cloud core) instance enabled for private services access

• Looker (Google Cloud core) private IP documentation
• Create OAuth authorization credentials for a Looker (Google Cloud core) instance
• Create a private IP Looker (Google Cloud core) instance

Create a private IP Looker (Google Cloud core) instance enabled for Private Service Connect

• Looker (Google Cloud core) enabled for Private Service Connect documentation
• Create OAuth authorization credentials for a Looker (Google Cloud core) instance
• Use Private Service Connect with Looker (Google Cloud core)
• Create a Looker (Google Cloud core) Private Service Connect instance

Create a custom domain and access a Looker (Google Cloud core) instance

• Set up and access a custom domain for a public IP Looker (Google Cloud core) instance
• Custom domain networking options for Looker (Google Cloud core) private IP instances
• Access a Looker (Google Cloud core) instance with private services access: Traffic from the same region
• Access a Looker (Google Cloud core) instance with private services access: Traffic from different regions
• Northbound access to a Looker (Google Cloud core) instance using Private Service Connect

Connect to external services

• Connect Looker (Google Cloud core) to your database
• Control access to external services for a private IP Looker (Google Cloud core) instance

• Codelab: Looker (Google Cloud core) PSC Southbound HTTPS Internet NEG SMTP

  In this codelab, you will create a southbound connection to Looker (Google Cloud core)'s SMTP service using an internal TCP proxy load balancer and internet network endpoint group (NEG) with the FQDN notifications-pa.googleapis.com invoked from a Looker (Google Cloud core) PSC as a Service Consumer.

• Codelab: Looker (Google Cloud core) PSC Southbound access to Cloud SQL PSC

  In this codelab, you will perform a southbound connection to Cloud SQL deployed with Private Service Connect as a Service Producer.

• Codelab: Looker (Google Cloud core) PSC Southbound SSH Internet NEG

  In this codelab, you will perform a southbound SSH connection to GitHub using an internal TCP proxy load balancer and internet network endpoint group (NEG) invoked from Looker (Google Cloud core) PSC as a Service Consumer.

• Codelab: Looker (Google Cloud core) PSC Southbound HTTPS Internet NEG

  In this codelab, you will perform a southbound HTTPS connection to GitHub using an internal TCP proxy load balancer and internet network endpoint group (NEG) invoked from a Looker (Google Cloud core) PSC as a Service Consumer.

• Codelab: Looker (Google Cloud core) PSC Southbound Hybrid NEG to on-premises

  In this codelab, you will perform a southbound connection to an on-premises Postgres database over H-VPN using an internal TCP proxy load balancer and hybrid network endpoint group (NEG) invoked from a Looker (Google Cloud core) PSC as a Service Consumer.

• Codelab: Looker (Google Cloud core) PSC Northbound Regional External L7 ALB

  In this codelab, you will create an L7 regional application load balancer and Private Service Connect backend to gain northbound access to Looker (Google Cloud core). Northbound access to Looker (Google Cloud core) requires that the Consumer VPC be allowlisted to the Looker (Google Cloud core) PSC instance.

Authentication and authorization

• Authentication methods
• Access control with IAM
• Use Google OAuth for user authentication
• Use SAML for user authentication
• Use OpenID Connect for user authentication

Administer a Looker (Google Cloud core) instance

• Administer a Looker (Google Cloud core) instance from within Looker
  • Looker (Google Cloud core) admin settings
  • Managing users within Looker
  • Prepare a Looker (Google Cloud core) instance for users
• Administer a Looker (Google Cloud core) instance from the Google Cloud console:
  • Overview of administration within the Google Cloud console
  • View and edit details about a Looker (Google Cloud core) instance
  • Set up a custom domain for a Looker (Google Cloud core) instance
  • View information about a Looker (Google Cloud core) custom domain
  • Delete a Looker (Google Cloud core) custom domain
  • Accept complimentary Looker Studio Pro licenses for a Looker (Google Cloud core) instance
  • VPC Service Controls support for Looker (Google Cloud core)
  • Enable CMEK for Looker (Google Cloud core)
  • Enable FIPS 140-2 level 1 compliance on a Looker (Google Cloud core) instance
  • Import or export data from a Looker (Google Cloud core) instance
  • Manage maintenance policies for a Looker (Google Cloud core) instance
  • Back up and restore a Looker (Google Cloud core) instance
  • Self-service migration from Looker (original) to Looker (Google Cloud core)
  • Delete and restart a Looker (Google Cloud core) instance
  • Administer Gemini on your Looker (Google Cloud core) instance

Use Gemini assistance with a Looker (Google Cloud core) instance

• Create visualizations with Gemini assistance
• Write LookML with Gemini in Looker assistance

Observe and troubleshoot a Looker (Google Cloud core) instance

• View instance logs for Looker (Google Cloud core)
• Looker (Google Cloud core) audit logging
• Getting support for Looker (Google Cloud core)